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Maximising safety for compaction with Road Widener
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features, Technology Update//April 27, 2022Road Widener’s Offset Vibratory Roller attachment provides a compaction solution that ensures operators remain safe, irrespective of slope or hazardous conditions on the site.
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Victorian subsidy boosting electric vehicle uptake
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//April 11, 2022The Victorian Government’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Subsidy program has resulted in increased electric vehicle purchases throughout the state, with more than 4000 people using the program since May last year.
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Tasmania’s $565M Midland Highway upgrade closer to finish line
Posted in Latest News//February 04, 2022A decade-long plan to upgrade Tasmania's 176-kilometre long inter-city Midland Highway is moving closer to completion, with works starting in the coming weeks on safety upgrades for the final three sections of the highway.
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New technology trialled at WA signalised pedestrian crossings
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//January 24, 2022Main Roads Western Australia has started rolling out new technology at selected signalised pedestrian crossings with high volumes of pedestrian demand in the Perth Metropolitan area, testing the capabilities of new contactless sensors.
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Survey finds lack of equal pay, representation, and support for women in STEM industries
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//November 01, 2021The Women Staying in The STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Workforce report has found that women in these industries face a gender pay gap of 22 per cent, when compared to their male counterparts. The report has also found that COVID-19 has resulted in higher job losses among women, when
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Contract awarded for Surrey Hills, Mont Albert level crossing removals
Posted in Contracts and tenders, Latest News//August 17, 2021The Victorian Government has awarded a $631 million contract to Laing O’Rourke, Jacobs and Metro Trains Melbourne to remove two dangerous levels crossings in Melbourne’s east, in partnership with the Level Crossing Removal Project.